[Photo] Kim Young-jong, Jongno District Mayor, Attends 'Mokmin Square' Special Roundtable as Chairperson

[Seoul District Photo News] Kim Soo-young, Yangcheon District Mayor, Attends Mokdong Apartment Reconstruction Preparation Committee Federation Meeting... Democratic Peace Unification Advisory Council Mapo District Chapter 20th Launch... Oh Seung-rok, Nowon District Mayor, Attends Tenebis Functional Shoes Donation Ceremony

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Kim Young-jong, Mayor of Jongno-gu (Standing Representative of the Mokmingwan Club), attended as the chairperson at the 21st special roundtable of 'Mokmin Square' hosted by the Hope Institute on the 15th.

The roundtable was held to discuss the tasks for the next government for genuine local autonomy and decentralization, as well as the role of local governments, under the theme "Evaluation of the Moon Jae-in Government's Local Autonomy and Decentralization and the 2022 Presidential Election Issues, along with the Path Local Governments Should Take."

In addition to Mayor Kim Young-jong, Kim Soon-eun, Chairperson of the Presidential Committee on Local Autonomy and Decentralization, So Soon-chang, Vice Chairperson of the Local Autonomy and Decentralization Committee (next President of the Korean Association for Local Government Studies), Lee Dong-jin, Mayor of Dobong-gu, and Song Chang-seok, Director of the Hope Institute, participated in a heated discussion.

On the day, Mayor Kim stated, "While positively evaluating the government's efforts for constitutional amendment, the revision of the five local autonomy laws, and the second phase of fiscal decentralization, there are some regrets. It is desirable to abolish the local government burden for the expanding welfare benefits and unify national government support nationwide," adding, "Through active activities of the Local Government Council and joint resolution of regional issues, it will be possible to lead policy development by the central government and balanced national development."

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, attended a meeting of the Mokdong Apartment Reconstruction Preparation Committee Federation held at the Yangcheon-gu Office Sympathy Planning Office on the evening of the 15th.

At this meeting attended by 14 people including the Chairman of the Mokdong Apartment Reconstruction Preparation Committee, Mayor Kim conveyed the contents discussed at the meeting with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 13th for cooperation on housing policies such as reconstruction, and listened to opinions on safety inspections for each complex.

Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) held the 20th inauguration ceremony of the Mapo-gu Council of the National Unification Advisory Council and the 3rd quarter regular meeting on the 18th.

The 22 executives attended the meeting in person, while other advisory members participated online.

On the 18th at 1:30 PM, Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, attended a donation ceremony for TENEVIS functional shoes held in the mayor’s office.

TENEVIS is a functional shoe retailer with products that relieve waist and foot pain and protect joints. They donated 200 pairs of functional shoes (worth a total of 36 million KRW) to be distributed to neighbors in the community.

The district plans to deliver the donated items to low-income residents in the area.

The event proceeded with the donation handover and commemorative photo session, attended by Mayor Oh Seung-rok and Shin Hyun-jin, CEO of TENEVIS Korea, among others.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok expressed gratitude, saying, "Thank you for taking the lead in neighborly love despite the difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic," and added, "We will make sure the precious items you provided are delivered to those in need."

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